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Cross Paths: Digital Twin

“How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?” — Morpheus, The Matrix

Ayyüce Kızrak, Ph.D.
10 min readNov 9, 2022

Machines, internet, and data…

Where our paths cross with digital technologies, expectations are at their peak, and this is called the “digital twin.”

In order to take a more holistic perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) applications, let’s take a closer look at the digital twin technology, which has not only increased its popularity in the past five years but has also found application in different sectors.

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What is it?

A digital twin represents the structure, context, and behavior of a unique one or group of physical objects, creatures, processes, or organizations. It is a software model that allows it to dynamically update, process, and extract insights with data from its physical twin throughout its lifecycle.

In short,

it is a virtual representation of everything that happens in the “real” world. *

What is not?

The digital twin is not a simulation. A simulation is just a starting point. This initial phase is static and requires parameter updating. These updates are essential to adapt to real physical…

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Ayyüce Kızrak, Ph.D.
Ayyüce Kızrak, Ph.D.

Written by Ayyüce Kızrak, Ph.D.

AI Specialist @Digital Transformation Office, Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye | Academics @Bahçeşehir University | http://www.ayyucekizrak.com/

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